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Short version: Paul was extremely unprofessional, did not stand by his work, and didn't fix our problem while still charging us $225 for what amounted to less than an hour of labor. Might be okay as a handyman but do not ask him to do any plumbing.

Long version: I'm going to be very factual so there is no confusion about what kind of work you get from Paul from Honey Do!. Our toilet has been clogging for a while. We bought a new plunger, toilet friendly solvent, even a toilet snake, and though we could sometimes get it to clear, the problem would always return after a single use. We needed professional help so we looked around and came across Honey Do!. He said he could fix our toilet and do some other things we needed done around the house, sounded perfect!

Paul came out and was very friendly and after some vigorous plunging was able to get the toilet to flush cleanly. I was surprised plunging did the trick, but it seemed to work, so we paid him and all was well, until we actually tried to use the toilet...

After one use, it didn't work. No problem, Paul told us he had a 30 day guarantee, so we contacted him thinking he'd come see what the real problem was since clearly plunging is not the answer. That's when it went downhill, and downhill fast...

First, he was going to charge us another $75 plus parts to fix it. When I brought up the 30 day guarantee, he said he already fixed the problem, and if it's broken again it's because we clogged it again, blaming us. He then got offending saying you don't get to tell me how to run my company and you're wrong. He said he was done with me. So, I just said I would write this review, at which point he called me a coward and a scumbag and said he would blacklist me so no handyman would ever work for me again.

So again, extremely unprofessional, does not stand by his work, did not fix the problem. I highly recommend going to someone else, especially for plumbing issues.

Fantastic experience! Very skilled, efficient and communicative ! Keshaab came over to do some random fixes around the house and he finished them all quickly with high quality work. He was also innovative in a couple of tricky fixes. Highly recommend him!

Efficient and effective!!

My kitchen was saved because of them. Our kitchen was dirty for years, and it's getting grosser and grosser until no one want to clean it anymore. They came in for several hours, then the kitchen is brand new again.

The whole process is so easy. The next day after I texted the owner Elim, he came for a quick visit to understand what need to be done. Then he arranged hardworking people to work efficiently and thoroughly though out the whole house. They covers all platforms, ceilings, little corners and all places that I never noticed.

I am very happy with their work, and I will keep working with them.

This is our 6th complete bathroom remodel in 3 different homes over the past 10 years.  I've also done quite a bit of home construction in a previous lifetime and am avid DIY'er. I'm very demanding on the quality of work. I've worked with a large number of remodeling crews, bath and whole home. Most of these are marginal with average or below quality.  Roman's team is the best with outstanding quality.  We could not be more pleased.  We had a cracked shower in a bathroom that we'd considered remodeling for quite a while. I was concerned the crack was due to underlying floor issues in our 25 year old home. As everyone knows, it is nearly impossible to find skilled help now. I discovered Roman through Yelp.  He was very responsive with fair prices and agreed to provide staff to diagnose the crack.  This initial work enabled me to further assess his team. After working with them for a couple of days we decided to remodel the entire bathroom: new shower with 24x12 tiles, same tiles on floor, custom 3/8 glass shower walls on 2 sides, new vanity, Hansgrohe faucets and controls, new baseboards, and repainting all walls and ceiling.  We encountered far more than the normal problems.  Roman quickly gave me fair and modified pricing to handle the additional tasks and his team quickly adjusted. The result is world class quality at very fair rates.  The tile work is impeccable. All corners are perfect 90 degrees and all surfaces flat, vertical and horizonal.  I put levels everywhere to verify.  They consistently proactively pointed out problems in the previous construction they could have hidden and would have resurfaced years later as apparently normal maintenance.  This was invaluable. Their attention to detail is outstanding.  For example, they caulked all baseboard lower and upper touch points to the floors and walls.  The caulk lines are perfect. The painting is spot on with exact lines where the walls and ceiling meet with different colors. They spray painted the doors which had many irregular corners.  They consistently went the extra mile to do things right.  The European style vanity required much customization for the drain and water lines.  They expertly modified the vanity and drains as well as the heat vent below.  We wanted a clean modern look.  The result is perfect. We could not be more pleased. We always use Roman and his team for home remodels in the future.

I had two rooms that needed hardwood floors installed along with the baseboards.  In one of the rooms I also had him install a crawlspace opening in the closet.  It was a two day job where He and his helper came both days on time and cleaned up inside and out.  I will be hiring Rudy in the future for more house projects, very happy with the job.

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We had a dilapidated wooden walkway that needed replacement. GAXL did a beautiful job for a reasonable price. They were very professional and did the work promptly. I would happily recommend them or use them again.

This guy strung me along even though I was willing to help get things done when he gave excuses.  He is not professional and am not sure why he was high on the search for a responsible handyman.
Run from this guy!  He left me hanging at the last minute and still wouldn't be any help when I offered to pick him up when he gave a weak excuse that his truck wouldn't work.  I simply needed him to view the job and give a quote, and I was willing to wait until his truck was fixed to do all the work required.  A true loser handyman.

I had a ring doorbell installed today the young man I believe his name was Brian I'm not good at remembering names who came to my home was on time very polite and very efficient I would recommend Berkeley home repair to my neighbors and my coworkers